Description of algorithm
Interpretation of results
Full domain
American sector
  Ice concntr, edge pos
  Contingency tables
European sector
Asian sector

Validation of sea ice concentration - American sector

Reference date: 2025-12-04

Model: GLO MFC - NEMO

Data source: OSI SAF N.H. sea ice concentration

Model vs. observations, sea ice class contingency tables

Date: 2025-11-28:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 8226 1246 112 97 12 0 0 0
OW 22 204 71 132 152 9 0 0
VODI 22 147 30 118 134 72 1 0
ODI 4 139 52 217 213 205 48 0
CDI 0 74 30 183 474 588 237 0
VCDI 0 0 0 19 237 2569 14309 15442

Date: 2025-11-30:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 5385 3025 157 227 52 2 0 0
OW 27 221 50 185 163 82 0 0
VODI 1 192 46 118 169 104 10 0
ODI 0 142 46 173 229 177 38 0
CDI 0 135 42 129 372 1077 245 2
VCDI 0 0 0 6 70 2485 14486 15777

Date: 2025-12-02:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 3647 4005 99 223 102 0 0 0
OW 25 141 45 79 252 4 0 0
VODI 6 130 41 129 262 118 0 0
ODI 0 319 45 201 305 184 14 0
CDI 0 125 20 134 477 727 182 2
VCDI 0 0 0 3 97 2383 13608 17713

Date: 2025-12-04:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 3037 4114 119 121 27 1 0 0
OW 42 92 32 97 150 62 0 0
VODI 32 131 46 114 208 230 0 0
ODI 2 400 66 237 343 224 13 0
CDI 0 92 2 138 568 639 140 2
VCDI 0 0 0 26 118 1723 16060 16399

Date: 2025-12-06:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 2838 4065 106 101 19 1 0 0
OW 57 103 30 78 37 11 0 0
VODI 31 180 51 130 203 142 0 0
ODI 10 416 51 228 453 405 23 0
CDI 2 17 4 47 480 802 247 0
VCDI 0 0 0 14 277 1458 12019 20711

Date: 2025-12-08:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 2626 4053 115 107 32 2 0 0
OW 92 123 48 63 34 10 0 0
VODI 12 265 43 144 165 24 0 0
ODI 0 308 63 157 507 386 5 0
CDI 0 1 0 48 565 937 396 1
VCDI 0 0 0 9 338 1888 6928 25352

Date: 2025-12-10:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 2850 3854 63 79 38 31 0 0
OW 76 165 19 34 11 30 0 0
VODI 27 247 57 115 53 49 2 0
ODI 1 123 49 141 265 362 5 0
CDI 0 12 11 81 386 1103 222 4
VCDI 0 1 0 6 155 1737 11946 21437

Date: 2025-12-12:

Best estimate
observations
Ice free Ice free
near MIZ
OW VODI ODI CDI VCDI
near MIZ
VCDI
m
o
d
e
l
Ice free 2512 3859 99 159 19 0 0 0
OW 110 130 14 74 48 58 2 0
VODI 44 114 18 87 66 39 0 0
ODI 9 97 13 69 145 81 1 0
CDI 0 68 26 111 470 876 80 0
VCDI 0 1 0 2 260 3856 14485 17745


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